Baseball game



April 7, 1925.

I. B. MOORE BASEBALL GAME Filed April 15 ravine MOORE, or werliierown, raessacnnsnrrs.

BASEBALL GAME.

ing a diamond thereon with the players represented thereon by means of various devices adapted to impel the ball, bat the ball, or catch the same when struck across the field.

The invention further consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be understood readily by reference to the description of the drawings, and to the claims to be here inafter given.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, one preferred form thereof is shown in the drawings. this form having been found to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized. and that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described, except as required by the scope of the appended claims.

Of the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a game embodying the principles of the present invention.

Figure 2 represents a sectional detail of the same showing the device for actuating the ball.

Figure 3 represents an elevation of the ball-batting device, and

Figure 4 represents an elevation of one of the players.

Similar characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, is a board having plates 11 secured to the edges thereof, and extending upwardly therefrom. Upon the upper face of the board 10 is pictoriallv represented a base ball diamond 12 with the home base 13, first base 141-, second base 15, and third base 16.

"* Application filed April 15, 1922. Serial No. 553,187.

In the catchers position there is secured to the upper face of the board a ball stoppin member 1? and adiacent to the bases 1 15 and 16 are similar ball stopping lbers 18, 19 and 20.

Between the second and third bases in the usual position of a shortstop is a similar ball stopping member 21, while in the right, left. and center fields are similar ball stop-- pings members 22.. 22. 22.

In the pitchers position is another ball stopping member which differs from the other ball stopping members in having a slot 24 in the vertical portion thereof.

. Each of these ball stopping members is preferably made of spring metal having at the top thereof a slightly inclined projection, the center of which is above the face of the board a distance a trifle less than the diameter of the base ball 25 to be used in play ing the game.

To the rear of the pitchers position is placed a cylindrical member 26 having a transverse opening'therethrough in which is disposed a reciprocating plunger 27, the rear end of the plunger having a flange 28 to limit the forward movement thereof, and a knob 29 between which and the front part of the member 26 is a resilient member 30.

In playing the game, one operator with his thumb holds down against the upper face of the board the member 2. and pulls back the plunger 27, stretching the spring or resilient member 30, suificiently to impart considerable force to the plunger 27 when said plunger is released.

The ball 25 is normally placed in position beneath the projection a of the stop member 28. with its center opposite the center of the slot 24. When the plunger is released, it will move in the direction of the arrow 5 on Figure 2 of the drawings. striking the ball 25 and impelling it in the direction of the arrow 0 toward the home base 13.

Another player with his left thumb holds down the member 31 against the upper face of the board 10. and with his right hand actuates the bat pivotally mounted on said member 31. If desired the members 26 and 31 may be secured directly to the board but it is preferred to have them so that their positions may be varied.

hen one player, representing the pitcher, impels the ball 25 toward the home plate and the ball stopping member 17 representing the catcher, the other player, representing the batter, endeavors to hit the ball and force it into the field in. such a direction that it Will not strike one of he ball stopping devices.

Should the ball when batted move into contact With one of the ball stopping inembers and be gripped thereby, the batter Would be considered out.

By means of the board with the various devices mounted thereon, all of the different plays in a base ball game may be simulated and afford great amusement to the players.

It is believed that the operation and many advantages of the invention will be readily understood Without further description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: a

In a device of the class described, a board having thereon the representation of a base ball diamond; a batting device thereon; ball stopping devices in the position of the vaious players, that in pitehers position having an opening through its vertical wall; a member adapted to be manually held on said board in various positions; a ballimpelling plunger extending therethrough and adapted to pass through said opening in the pitchers stopping device at various horizontal angles thereto; and resilient means secured to said member for actuating said plunger.

2. In a device of the class described, a board having thereon the representation of a base ball diamond; a batting device adapt- -n'iani ially against the board ed to be held manually on said board; ball stopping devices in the positions of the catcher, shortstop, haseinen, and iielders; a stopping device in the pitchers position having an opening in its vertical Wall and an overhanging projection adapted to position hall in front of said opening; and a ball propelling device behind said pitchers stopping device adapted to be disposed at various horizontal angles and in its movement to enter said opening and strike said positioned ball.

in a device of the class described, a board having thereon the representation of: a base ball diamond; ball stopping members in the positions of the various players, that at the pitchers station having a vertical slot therein: a member adapted to be held manually against the board at the pitchers station and having a transverse bearing thereon; a spring pressed plunger in said bearing adapted to enter said slot and propel a ball held in the stopping device in front of said plunger; a disk adapted to be held t the batters s lat-ion; and a bat pivotally mounted on said disk at a point intermediate its ends Whereby the bat may be moved :i'iianually about its pivot over the home base.

Signed by me at 746 Old South Bldg, Boston, Mass, this 14th day of April, 1922.

IRVING B. MOORE. Witnesses: T V

WALTER E. LoMBAnD, NATHAN C. LOMBARD. 

